6.1 Overview

The ATWINC15x0 socket Application Programming Interface (API) allows the host MCU application to interact with intranet and remote internet hosts. The ATWINC15x0 socket API is based on the BSD (Berkeley) sockets. This chapter explains the ATWINC15x0 socket programming and how it differs from regular BSD sockets.

Note: The reader must have a basic understanding of the following topics before reading this chapter:

BSD sockets
TCP
UDP
Internet protocols

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